Obituaries

Dec 22, 2020

Stephen L. Root, 93, formerly of Root Orchards, Great Barrington, MA passed away peacefully with family by his side on December 22, 2020. He was born to Dr. Maurice T. and Dr. Sophie T. Root of West Hartford, CT on November 10, 1927. He served in the Army during peaceful times, stationed in Germany then Japan in the early...

Dec 18, 2020

Ivan Henry Fiddelke, 83, passed away December 18, 2020 at his home in Sandisfield, MA.

Born December 25, 1936 in Amityville, New York, he was the son of the late Herman and Anna Bruns Fiddelke.

Ivan is survived by his wife Virginia Rosseter Fiddelke at home.  He also leaves his daughter Wendy Fiddelke of Connecticut...

Dec 15, 2020

Charles A. Bouteiller, 85, passed away on December 15, 2020 at home after a long illness.  Born on June 29, 1935 in Great Barrington, MA he was the son of the late Armand and Isaline Faivre Bouteiller.  Charles was raised in Great Barrington, MA and graduated from the former Searles High School.  Charles spent time in the U.S. Army,...

Dec 12, 2020

David Richard Gilmore, 76, of Great Barrington, died suddenly December 12, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield.

David was born April 14, 1944, to the late Robert Gilmore and Margaret (Herlihy) of Hartsville. After graduating in 1962 from Mount Everett High School in Sheffield, David joined the Army and served his country in Vietnam. After leaving...

Nov 21, 2020

Richard (“Dick") A. Flintoft, 80, passed away the morning of Saturday, November 21, 2020 at his home in Southfield, MA with his family by his side.

Richard was born September 15, 1940 in White Plains, NY. He graduated from the College of the Holy Cross (class of 62’). He served in Vietnam as a Lieutenant in the...

Nov 21, 2020

Etta Dugan, age 94, passed away, peacefully on November 21, 2020 after a short illness. She was born March 11, 1926 in Dighton, MA to Edwin & Florence Carpenter. She graduated from Dighton High School in 1944. Etta married her devoted husband, Osborne Dugan in April of 1957.

The couple lived in Attleboro, MA before moving to...

Nov 11, 2020

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Sarah “Sally” Waibel Schuler passed away peacefully at the Landing at Laurel Lake on November 11, 2020. She was an Elementary teacher for many years in...

Nov 11, 2020

Louis Rodrigues, 96, of East Longmeadow, formerly of Great Barrington, MA, passed away November 11, 2020 peacefully at home with his family by his side. He was born in Taunton, MA, March 26, 1924, to the late Armando and Hilda Rodrigues. After graduating from Taunton High School, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and served in WWII....

Nov 7, 2020

John “Jack” Alan Ryder, 89, formerly of Monterey, died November 7, 2020, of complications due to old age. He was born to Tom and Clara (McAvoy) Ryder, January 13, 1931, in Pittsfield, MA, and grew up in the city during its boom years. Within a few of years of marrying Lois Kisselbrock in 1952, they built a one-of-a-kind house...

Nov 2, 2020

Henry D. (Hank, Bo, Poppa, HennyPop) Granger, of North Egremont, MA and Venice, FL, died peacefully at home on November 2, 2020, after a quiet and courageous battle with cancer. He was 83.

Born on December 7, 1936 in New Rochelle, NY to R. Gordon and Catherine (Dodge) Granger, he grew up in Sheffield and North Egremont,...

Oct 30, 2020

Eleanor R. Shiels, 93, died on October 30, 2020, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA due to a short battle with Covid-19.

Eleanor (fondly known as “Sweetie” or “Bow”) was born on Dec. 5, 1926, in New Jersey. After graduating from Belleville High School in NJ, she took an extended journey to Mexico by train with...

Oct 28, 2020

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William F. Milligan, 86, of Alford, Massachusetts, died October 28, 2020, while under hospice care in his home in Alford following a brief illness.  Born on March 5, 1934...

Oct 12, 2020

Ruth Helene Meier, of Great Barrington MA died peacefully on Monday, October 12, 2020 at Kimball Farms Nursing Home in Lenox after a brief illness.  She was born November 17, 1932 at Westchester Square Hospital, Bronx, New York City NY to Francis E. Knaack and Ruth A. Wegman.

Ruth married Robert A. Meier on October 19, 1958....

Oct 9, 2020

Russell E. Fadding, 82, passed away peacefully at home on October 9, 2020 with his family at his side.

Russell was born in West Stockbridge, MA on March 14, 1938 to Archibald J. Fadding and Irene Fadding. He grew up on the family’s dairy farm on West Center Road.  In 1956 he graduated from the former Williams...

Oct 7, 2020

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Thomas P. Sullivan, 71, longtime golf pro at Wyantenuck Country Club died Wednesday, October 7, 2020 after being struck by a fallen tree.  Tom...

Oct 2, 2020

Kay Ellen Lord, 70, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2020 at home.  Born December 27, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Edward J. and Irene Seward-Lord.  Kay Ellen was raised in Housatonic and later the family moved to Great Barrington.  Kay graduated from the former Searles High School in 1967, then went on to earn her...

Sep 14, 2020

Barbara G. West, 75, passed away unexpectedly at her home on September 14, 2020.

Born on August 10, 1945 in Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Walter M. and Amelia M. Riou.  Barbara graduated with the class of 1963 from Mt. Everett Regional High School. She married her late husband David in 1964 and they...

Sep 8, 2020

On Tuesday, September 8, 2020 Jaye Carole Blume, loving wife, mother of five and proud grandmother of 11, passed away at home at the age of 82. Jaye was born on December 22, 1937 in Boston, MA to Doris (Greene) and John Floyd. On May 10, 1958 she married John W. Blume and raised five children Carole (Jes) Carson,...

Sep 6, 2020

On Sunday, September 6, 2020 Samuel James Brown, III, loving husband, father of 2 and proud grandfather of 4, passed away at home at the age of 66. Sam was born on July 14, 1954 in Westerly, RI to Mary and Sam Brown. On December 18, 1982 he married Cheryl Skinner and raised their daughters Hailey and Julia.

Sep 3, 2020

Ellen Tabs, 77, a West Stockbridge resident, passed peacefully on Thursday, September 3 rd , 2020, after a year-long battle with cancer, with loving family at her side. She shared a 55-year-long marriage with her adoring husband and high school sweetheart, Leonard, 79.

Ellen was born in Paterson, NJ in 1943, to parents Esther and Hyman Solomon....